1. Date of Birth: December 30, 1945

2. Nationality: Korean

3. Education
1965. 3. ~ 1969. 2. Bachelor of Law (LL.B), Korea University
1970. 3. ~ 1972. 2. Master of Law (LL.M), Seoul National University
1974. 3. ~ 1977. 2. Coursework for Ph. D, Korea University
1977. 9. ~ 1983. 8. Ph. D, Tübingen University, Germany

4. Teaching & Research Experiences
1984. 3. ~ Present, Professor of Law, Korea University College of Law
2002. 4. ~ Present, DVP, Wisconsin Madison Law School

5. Activities of Association
President, Anam Law Association (1994~1996)
President, The Korean Academic Society of Business Administration and Law
(1996~1998)
President, Korea International Trade Law Association (1999~2001)
President, The Korea-Germany Law Association (2002~2005)
President, The Korea Commercial Law Association (2002~2003)
Executive vice president, The Korea Law Professors Association, Inc. (2003~2005)
President, The Korea Law Professors Association, Inc. (2006~Present)
President, The Korean Association of Arbitration Studies, Inc. (2006~2008)
President, The Korean Society of German Studies, Inc. (2006~2008)
President, Korea Copyright Law Association, Inc. (2007~Present)

6. Other Activities

President, Comparative Law Center of Korea University (1995~1996)
President, Korea University Law Center (1996~1998)
President, Economic Law Center in the Korea University Legal Research Institute
(1997~2004)
Dean, Korea University Graduate School of Legal Studies (1997~1998)
Dean, Korea University Law College (1998)
President, The Association of Deans of Korean Law Colleges (1998)
President, Intellectual Property Law Center in Korea University Legal Research
Institute (1999~2005)
President & CEO, Korean Reprographic & Transmission Rights Center (2000~2006)
Vice President, Harvard Club of Korea (2005~Present)
President, Korea University (2008~Present)

7. Fellowships & Grants

1986. 6. ~ 1999. 2. Visiting Professor, Tübingen University Law College
1990. 6. ~ 1990. 8. Visiting Professor, Mainz University Law College
1995. 7. ~ 1996. 2. Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School
1997. 6. ~ 1997. 8. Visiting Professor, München Max-Plank Institute
1999. 3. ~ 1999. 8. Visiting Professor, Marburg University Law College
1999.12. ~ 2001. 8. Visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School
2002. 4. ~ Present Distinguished Visiting Scholar, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School

2001. 7. Korea Legal Culture Award (Korea Bar Association)

8. Publications
(1) Books
About 20 Treatises, inclusive of Corporation Law (1990)

(2) Articles:
About 300 Papers, inclusive of Gläubigerschutz bei Unterkapitalisierung der GmbH (Thesis for Ph. D Degree, 1983)